Whale Watching Information. |
Kommetjie Cape Town. |
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The Southern Right Whale. |
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| These slow moving gentle giants are easily identifiable by the presence of wart-like growths, known as callosities, around their heads and their characteristic V-shaped blowhole. |  |
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| Females measure about 13.9m and males are generally slightly smaller, average weight estimated 41 tones. Calves at birth can be over 7m in length. They have a life expectancy of about 50 years. They arrive in our waters from June onwards. After November they spend up to four months feeding in the Southern Ocean, building up reserves of blubber, which sustains them during their breeding season. Their favorite food is small animals called copepods (a plankton crustacean) of which they consume up to 600kgs per day. | |||||||||
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The Humpback Whale. |
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| These whales do not calve or mate in our waters, and are therefore less frequently encountered on our coastlines. The exceptionally long, white flippers and large patterned tail flukes are specific, as are the wart-like knobs on the head and the triangular shaped dorsal fin. | |||||||||
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Click on the icon left
to visit the MTN Whale-Route website. The above 2 pictures are from this
site. Text from http://www.cmm.co.za |
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More whale watching information on our Whale Watching Page. |
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Watch the Whales from your Bedroom at the Beach House!! |
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Contact:
info@sunsetbeach.co.za |
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Siffie for Beach Hotel Rates. |
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